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Democratic Party of Oregon Finally Repays Mysterious FTX-Related Contribution
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Democratic Party of Oregon Agrees to Return $500,000 Contribution Made by Crypto Bro Who Pleaded Guilty to Campaign Fraud
Oregon Democratic Party to send federal officials a $500,000 donation from former FTX executive
The Democratic Party of Oregon says it will send a half-million dollars to the U.S. Marshals Service to conform with a request from the U.S. Department of Justice
Oregon Investigates Crypto Exec’s Political Donation
A former executive at the disgraced cryptocurrency exchange FTX donated $500,000 to the state’s Democratic Party under a false name. Here are the events that led up to the misreported donation and Oregon’s response.
As crypto exec faces possible criminal charges for huge Oregon political donation, a recap of how Democratic Party, state officials acted
See a timeline of the events that led to the misreported donation coming to light and the ensuing response from the Secretary of State’s Office.
Oregon DOJ should initiate a criminal investigation into the Democratic Party of Oregon
Documents first reported here confirm the need for an investigation into whether DPO committed a crime when it misreported the source of a $500,000 donation it used to help elect Kotek governor
Wyden consultant brokered FTX executive's $500,000 donation to Oregon Democrats
Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden's paid fundraising consultant -- "all things Ron Wyden" -- arranged the details of a record-breaking donation under scrutiny by the Oregon Department of Justice.
Ron Wyden Consultant Facilitated $500,000 FTX Donation to Oregon Democratic Party: Report | National Review
The Oregon Senator has refused to return a personal contribution from Sam Bankman-Fried, breaking from other Democrats and Republicans who returned his donations.
Editorial: Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum’s recusal offers too little, too late
Rosenblum recused herself from the investigation into disgraced cryptocurrency executive Nishad Singh, whose $500,000 donation to the Democratic Party of Oregon was falsely reported as coming from a Las Vegas company. Rosenblum should have ensured independence long ago, considering the cozy relationship she and former Secretary of State Shemia Fagan have had with the Democratic Party.
Before Oregon elections officials slashed Democratic Party’s fine, state lawyer blasted party’s ‘lackluster’ efforts to find true source of $500K donation
The assistant attorney general representing the Elections Division wrote that a Democratic party official “should not have been — and any other reasonable person would not have been — satisfied when (donor Nishad Singh told the party) that Mr. Singh ‘prefers Prime Trust (though not strongly) so go w[ith] that.’”
Editorial: A sweetheart deal for political allies
A recent settlement that substantially slashed a fine for the Democratic Party of Oregon for misreporting a $500,000 donation raises significant questions about the ability of Democrats to hold their own party accountable, the editorial board writes.
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Secretary of State Slashes Penalty on Democratic Party of Oregon for Violation Involving Failed Crypto Firm FTX
State investigation of former FTX executive’s $500,000 donation to Democrat
Oregon elections officials are still deciding whether there is enough evidence to ask Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum to pursue a case against former FTX director of engineering Nishad Singh for donating $500,000 to the Democratic Party of Oregon under a false name.